Ozark’s Realtor, Leigh Ann Bauman, 43, was arrested just Thursday afternoon due to her seeking out a hitman to allegedly make her ex’s mother’s death seem “accidental”, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors in Camden County, Missouri said Leigh tried to get her ex- husband’s mom killed and make it “look like an accident” according to CBS-affiliate KRCG. According to documents filed in the Camden County Circuit Court and acquired by the news outlet, Bauman wanted her ex-mother-in-law dead after suspecting her to be the cause of her and her daughter’s estranged relationship. Bauman also allegedly desired to stop her ex-husband and mom-in-law from trying to receive full custody of her children. Leigh’s plan to take out her mother-in-law was foiled when she decided to tell another person which led to her arrest.
In the end Bauman was charged with conspiracy to commit first- murder and is currently in Camden County Jail. The documents revealed Bauman asked the witness to become an accomplice. She allegedly asked the witness “Do you know anybody?” and was adamant “wants a hitman, somebody to get rid of her.” Since the witness alleged to assist Bauman, according to documents she told the “cheer” mom she found a hitman who could take care of her problem for $1,500. Leigh’s conversation was recorded on Tuesday which revealed Bauman saying “ Oh, okay, that’s a reasonable price, and saying she would gather the money on Wednesday. The papers filed also reportedly said Bauman wanted her mother in law killed at her home in Hermann, Missouri.